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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Musadiq Ali M.B.B.S.[3]

Overview

The term medulloblastoma was first used to describe the tumor by Dr. Harvey Cushing, an American neurosurgeon, in 1924.[1]

Historical Perspective

The term medulloblastoma was first used to describe the tumor by Dr. Harvey Cushing, an American neurosurgeon, in 1924.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kunschner LJ (2002). "Harvey Cushing and medulloblastoma". Arch Neurol. 59 (4): 642–5. PMID 11939903.